Dayton voters will see the following wording for what is Issue 9 on their ballot this November (or on their absentee ballot):

Shall the ordinace providing for a one-quarter of one percent (1/4%) levy increase on income for the period commencing January 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2024 for essential municipal services and necessary capital improvements generally, and to the extent revenue from the tax is available for pre-kindergarten education for the residents of the City, and the proposed amendment to the Dayton City Charter enacting Section 189 authorizing the City Commission to impose an additional levy of one-quarter of one percent (1/4%) on income from January 1, 2017 until December 31, 2024 for the same purposes be passed?

How much will this cost the average worker? It’s pretty simple math, but here’s a couple quotes from various sources:

For someone working in Dayton and earning about $35,000, it would mean paying an extra $1.60 cents per week or about $83 dollars per year in taxes.

Let’s do the math. Assume there’s exactly 52 weeks a year (actually it’s a week and a day in non-leap years). That means it will cost someone who makes what they said 0.25% * $35,000 / 52 = $1.68. That’s a little over 8¢ (because of rounding) more than what was claimed.

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